Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
2005
1997-2001 Mangrove Restoration Areas in Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, USVI
1
vector digital data
Silver Spring, MD
NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/about.aspx
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
20050430
An Ecological Characterization of Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
1
document
Apart from two 100 m test plots, mangrove restoration activities were conducted between 1997 and 2001. Each year, thousands of red mangrove propagules were planted in three large rectangular plots on the western side of Sugar Bay. In addition to those large plots, a fringe planting of propagules was conducted along much of the eastern shore of Sugar Bay. A small zone of black mangroves was also planted in 2001 although less than 1% survived long term. Detailed methods of restoration activities are available in Riley and Kent 1999 and SEA 2004. Restoration mangroves were not visible in the 2000 imagery due to the small size of individual seedlings. These plots were therefore delineated with the aid of GPS waypoints acquired by walking or kayaking around the perimeter of each plot. GPS positions were used as a guide to digitize the boundaries of the restoration areas and the results are presented.
These maps were created to show the mangrove restoration activies at Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve.
Coordinate Units are decimal degrees
Geodetic Model Horizontal Datum Name is North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name is Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis is 6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio is 294.978698
1997
2001
ground condition
Complete
None planned
-64.765150
-64.746527
17.796164
17.757953
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Mangroves
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Geographic Information > Habitats
None
National Park Service
Restoration
Coastal Ecosystem Science
Marine plants
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
007
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
None
U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Croix
Salt River Bay
Salt River Bay Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
CoRIS Region
USVI
None
Not for Navigation
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
mailing address
National Park Service (NPS)
2100 Church St.
Christiansted
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
00820-4611
(340) 773-1460
zandy_hillis-starr@nps.gov
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Plot boundaries were mapped using Global Positioning System (GPS) and then overlayed on geo-referenced aerial photography to verify position.
None
5 to 10 meters
St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA)
2004
Mangrove restoration at Salt River Bay, St. Croix
St. Croix, USVI
St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA)
http://www.stxenvironmental.org/index.html
paper
1997
2001
ground condition
None
This document describes the restoration project.
Ken Buja
2001
ArcView Habitat Digitizer Extension v 3.1
3.1
Silver Spring, MD
NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/digitizer/welcome.html
computer program
2001
publication date
Habitat Digitizer
This ArcView extension was used to digitize and attribute benthic zones and habitats for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
National Geodetic Survey
2000
NGS Color Aerial Photography
remote-sensing image
These photographs were mosaicked and georeferenced by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
aerial photography and scanned photographs
20000120
ground condition
NGS aerial photos
Benthic features were interpreted and mapped from NGS aerial photos of the Salt River Bay region of aerial photographs of St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
Benthic habitat maps were digitized by delineating habitat boundaries from georeferenced imagery loaded into ArcView 3.2 GIS software with the Image Analysis extension and NOAA Coral Reef Habitat Digitizing extensions both activated. On-screen digitizing was conducted with the minimum mapping unit (MMU) set to 100 square meters and the image scale at 1:1500.
During the digitizing process, image stretches and manipulation of image contrast, brightness and color balance were performed in the ArcView Image Analysis Extension to enhance features in the processed imagery. Additional collateral information, including previously completed habitat maps, NOS nautical charts, and other descriptive references dealing with benthic and coastal habitats of Salt River National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve was used to assist with image interpretation.
A first draft map was completed and features in the imagery where uncertainties existed, due to confusing or difficult to interpret signatures, were identified for future ground validation effort. An ArcView GIS point theme was generated with points positioned on the features of uncertain habitat type or along transects through gradients between habitat types. The GIS points were converted to GPS waypoints, and were visited for on the ground habitat validation.
Benthic habitat characterization was conducted at each site by snorkeling, free diving, or via observations from the surface where water depth and clarity permitted. Mangrove habitat characterization was conducted by driving, kayaking or hiking to points and visually identifying mangrove type and cover. GPS data was collected at each location, and site ID, depth, habitat type, and the method used to make the assessment were recorded. The ground validation data was incorporated into the second draft of each map.
2004
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Biogeography Team Leader, Mapping Manager
mailing and physical address
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-713-3028
301-713-4388
steve.rohmann@noaa.gov
0
Vector
G-Polygon
7
mang_restor
Shapefile Attribute Table
User defined
UNIQUEID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
SPECIES
name of mangrove species
user defined
see classification scheme
UNIQUEID
ID assigned to each habitat type
software defined
74
Mangrove habitat consisting of species Avicennia germanis
User Defined
75
Mangrove habitat consisting of species Rhizophora Mangle
User defined
PLOT
description of mangrove restoration plot
User defined
refer to classification scheme
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
mailing address
National Park Service (NPS)
2100 Church St.
Christiansted
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
00820-4611
(340) 773-1460
zandy_hillis-starr@nps.gov
downloadable data
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) produced this data for Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve (NPS). NCCOS Biogeography Program does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use.
Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
ESRI shapefile
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/data/
free
20121218
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Matt Kendall
mailing address
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-713-3028
301-713-4388
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Local Time
20050720032951
None
19970101
20011231
http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/salt_river_bay_st_croix_mangrove_restoration_1997-2001.html
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